Agriculture Industry

• PM KUSUM: Farmers of This State Will Not Get Benefit of PM Solar Pump Yojana; Know Why

  Amid the ongoing farmer’s protest, the state Cabinet of Maharashtra witnessed heated scenes with ministers from across party lines opposing a new proposal by the state energy department under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Urja Suraksha Evem Utthan Mahaabhiyaan (PM KUSUM) scheme.…

• Farmer's Protest: This 22-Year-Old Student is Cycling from Kerala to Kashmir to Support Ongoing Farmer's Agitation

  Farmer's agitation 2020-21 is one of the most important and unique protest in Indian history that brought lots of attention and many new interesting development. This agitation has entered into the second month where thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana have continued their…

• 10 Most Amazing Agri-Business Ideas for Farmers in 2021

  India is an agrarian country where more than half of its population still depends on agriculture as the direct source of livelihood. While India is dreaming of reaching into a 5 trillion economy, agriculture is the major and primary sector which needs major focus and…

• Harley-Davidson’s organizes Asia’s first-ever virtual H.O.G Rally

  Harley-Davidson recently held its first-ever virtual Harley Owners Group (H.O.G) rally on January 8, 2021.…

• ICC Sustainability Conclave 2021 (20-21 January 2021- Virtual meeting)

  The Indian Chemical Council (ICC), the principal industry body representing the chemical and petrochemical sectors in India, is organizing the Second Edition of “ICC Sustainability Conclave: Sustainability makes Economic Sense” to be held on 20th -21st January 2021.…

• USDA Releases Agriculture Innovation Research Strategy Summary and Dashboard

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its U.S. Agriculture Innovation Strategy Directional Vision for Research summary and dashboard that is believed will help to guide future research decisions within USDA.…

• Samunnati Raises 896 Million INR (10 Million EUR) Debt from FMO -Entrepreneurial Development Bank & Triodos Investment Management

  Samunnati, agri value chain enabler, has raised EUR 10 Million (896million INR)in debt from FMO – Entrepreneurial Bank and Triodos Fair Share Fund and TriodosMicorfinance Funds, two financial inclusion funds managed by Triodos Investment Management (Triodos IM).…

• Profitable Business Ideas: This Business Will Make You Rich in 2021, Earn 3.5 Lakh by Investing Just Rs 20000

  Amid this corona crisis and global recession, agriculture has emerged as one of the most evergreen sector. Moreover, this sector is gradually growing across the globe and there are hundreds of agriculture related business ideas that one can easily start.…

• ETG Agro India Commissions Nuts & Almonds Processing Plant in Gujarat

  ETG Agro India commissions nuts, almonds processing plant in Gujarat…

• Social media empowers farmers to make judicious decisions: Dr Shivendra Bajaj, Executive Director, FSII

  Social media has changed the way we think, comprehend and communicate, and it has not just restricted to young people in urban pockets anymore but has penetrated deep into rural areas as well.…

• Agdhi Introduces Vision Based Intelligence in Agriculture

  Agdhi, an agritech startup based in Bengaluru has introduced vision enabled AI-based technology in agriculture. It has launched machine learning and computer vision techniques in detecting the defects in the seeds and crops thus enabling the farming community to get quality seeds and crops.…

• Agritech E-Marketplace Agri10x Raises Seed Round from Omnivore

  Agritech startup Agri10x announced today that it has raised a Seed round from Omnivore. Agri10x provides a blockchain and AI-enabled e-marketplace that connects farmers directly with buyers, helping them sell their produce at competitive prices.…

• CropIn raises US$20 Million in Series C funding round led by ABC World Asia to advance reach of its farm management & predictive analytics solutions

  CropIn, a leading global artificial intelligence and data-led agri-tech organization empowering stakeholders to reimagine agriculture with data, has raised US$20 million in a Series C funding round led by ABC World Asia, an Asia-focused private equity fund dedicated to evidence-based impact investing.…

• INI Farms becomes India’s First Horticulture Company to be recognised as a Great Place to Work®

  INI Farms, India's leading farm-to-homeAg-tech fruit brand has been recognised among India’s Best Workplace by the Great Place to Work®Institute. It is the first and only horticulture company in India to be certified by Great Place to Work®Institute.…

• Raw jute shortage is expected to hit Rabi crop packaging

  The production of gunny bags was seriously hampered by persistent disruptions in raw jute supplies to mills. This could have an adverse effect on the supply of packaging material for Rabi crops, industry sources said on Tuesday…

• Advanta Seeds Launches Products in Kitchen Garden Segment

  The current lifestyle of people in cities has raised many health issues. With increasing health awareness, people have become more vigilant and are interested in knowing what they are consuming. Besides this, there is also an increase in people interested in growing their own vegetables.…

• Mahindra & Mahindra Tractors to Hike Prices from January

  Mahindra & Mahindra’s Farm Equipment Sector, part of the USD 19.4 billion Mahindra Group, today officially announced that the company will increase the price of its range of tractors, across models.…

• UPL Inaugurates Clethodim Facility in Gujarat

  UPL has launched a new facility that would support production of clethodim, one of the largest selective post-emergence herbicides across the world used to prevent annual & perennial grasses in many crops.…

• Honda India Power Products Ltd. reaches 5 Million unit sales milestone in 2020

  Honda India Power Products Limited (HIPP), a leading manufacturer of power products in India, has completed 35 glorious years of its operations in the country.…

• Indian Agritech Arya Raises USD 21 Million Series B

  Arya, a leader in post-harvest agritech and agri-fintech, today announced the close of its Series B round, having raised USD 21 million in a mix of equity and debt. The equity round was led by Quona Capital, a venture firm focused on fintech in emerging…

• Agritech startup: Clover Introduces Free Agronomy Service for their Greenhouse Farmers

  The farmers of India are channelling into a growing consciousness of adopting scientific and clean farming techniques to grow the superior quality of fruit and vegetables. To strengthen the greenhouse farming techniques with the best advisory, the leading Agritech startup- Clover has been providing agronomy…

• KBL adds another feather in its cap by supplying FM approved & UL listed fire-fighting pump sets to Atal Tunnel project

  Adding yet another feather in its cap, Kirloskar Brothers Limited (KBL) has achieved the unique distinction of powering the historic ‘Atal Tunnel’ project with its hi-tech fire-fighting pumping systems.…

• Lulu Group of UAE to develop food processing facility in Jammu & Kashmir

  Lulu Group International, a UAE-based company, has announced a proposal to set up a food processing center in Srinagar for the supply of a wide variety of Jammu and Kashmir agricultural products.…

• Unnati partners with Mosaic India; aims to digitize 1,50,000+ retailers and reach over 20 million Farmers

  Noida-based agri-tech startup Unnati has partnered with Mosaic India, a leading global fertilizer brand. The strategic, exclusive collaboration is aimed at digitizing the working of 1,50,000+ retailers with an expected reach to 20 Million farmers using Unnati’s technology platform over the coming years.…

• War against Stubble Burning - New Holland Agriculture Strengthens Equipment Range of India’s Largest Biomass Aggregator

  New Holland Agriculture, a brand of CNH Industrial N.V. and one of the world’s leading agriculture equipment brands, has delivered the second BigBaler 890Plus - large square baler along with T6070 tractor to Farm2Energy, India’s largest biomass aggregator. This new equipment was delivered to Farm2Energy’s…

• REC sponsors furniture and learning material in Mizoram

  A launching Programme of Furniture (desks, chairs, tables, green boards) to 170 Government Schools and learning material for about 5000 Out of School Students and adult illiterates received from CSR funds of REC Limited was held at the DC Conference Hall, Mamit with Er. H.…

• Syngenta Unveils Launch of Spiropidion, New Insect Control Technology

  Syngenta is proud to unveil Spiropidion, an innovative new insect control technology which will help farmers protect their crops against damaging sucking pests in an efficient and environmentally sustainable manner.…

• Ninjacart in association with Kilofarms Successfully Produces First Set of Residue-Free Tomatoes

  Ninjacart, India’s largest B2B fresh produce supply chain company furthered its vision of, ‘Safe food for billion people’ with its first set of Residue-Free Tomatoes, produced in partnership with agri-tech platform Kilofarms.…

• Sanjay Malhotra, IAS assumes charge of Chairman & Managing Director at REC Limited

  Sanjay Malhotra, IAS assumed the charge of Chairman & Managing Director, REC Limited w.e.f. 9 November 2020.…

• Swaraj Tractors Launches New Brand Campaign ‘Josh Ka Raaz Mera Swaraj’

  Swaraj Tractors, has launched a new brand campaign ‘Josh Ka Raaz Mera Swaraj’. The new ‘Josh Ka Raaz Mera Swaraj’ campaign describes the passion within its stakeholders that is the key to the success of the brand and its ability to outperform.…